Amy, who swapped the surname Whitehouse for Jarmain at the weekend, said: "We were nominated to do the challenge by my sister-in-law Joanne the day before we got married.

"We kept it a surprise from the guests so they only found out when my brother Stephen announced it during his speech.

"Some people told me I was mad to do it in my wedding dress but I was only going to wear it once so I didn't mind.

"The dress cost about £450 and I had my veil on as well at the time."

"Everyone was counting down and then my sister-in-law Joanne poured the water over me. I was completely soaked through.

"I looked a bit like a drowned rat afterwards and I had to walk around with wet hair all night.

"Luckily I had bought a change of clothes."

The 24-year-old hopes their stunt will start a new trend among newlyweds.

Husband Charlie, aged 21, who works as a supermarket supervisor, said: "Amy didn't actually tell me about she was planning for us to do it on our wedding day so I only found out during the speeches.

"I was really surprised she was willing to do it in her dress but I was happy to go along with it.

"Unfortunately that meant I didn't have a change of smart clothes so I had to get changed into a pair of joggers afterwards.

"We had no idea we would be doing something like this on our wedding day.

"Everyone had a great time though and it was all for a good cause. I want to thank everyone who donated money on the day and I would definitely recommend the challenge to all couples who are getting married."

Amy's sister-in-law Joanne White, aged 35, of Stephens Way, Bignall End, said: "It was really brave of Amy to do the challenge in her wedding dress.

"It is not something I would do but she was really up for doing it.

"The dress was completely soaked through so she had to leave it in a bathtub to let it dry.